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Jacktown Fair begins 161st year with parade, crowning of queen
The rides, food, animals, and music returned to Wind Ridge Tuesday as the 161st annual Jacktown Fair kicked off with the parade and crowning of the new fair queen.
From lawn chairs and front porches, people watched the parade roll through Wind Ridge down Route 21 all the way past the fair gates, where crowds sat on top of decorated hay bales to watch the show.
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With the parade complete, Sonneborn planned to watch the demolition derby, take a trip through the animal barns and check out the exhibit halls to see what people have entered.
Many members of the crowd wandered up from the parade route to the grandstands, where they witnessed the announcement of the newest Jacktown Fair Queen, Kendra Tharp.
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People also found plenty of fun on the midway, with many pointing in wonder at juggler Greg Harper of the Cincinnati Circus Company, who wandered the ground on stilts.
Nancee West of Washington grabbed a photo with Harper and walked away with a complimentary animal balloon.
A former West Greene School District teacher, she likes coming to the fair every year to talk to people and admire the work the kids are doing at the livestock auctions.
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After the crowning, people flocked to the food booths and the rides. Jayden Burns of Jacktown was waiting with his friends to ride the Mind Winder.
The fair无毛视频檚 been an annual ritual for all of his 14 years, Burns said.
His favorite parts? The rides and the workers.
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Though he无毛视频檚 not involved with the agricultural side of things, Burns routinely participates in the ATV races.
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